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Spittal

Located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°48′58″ N 4°13′21″ W

Map showing the location of Spittal Spittal
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport15 km
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport42 km

About Spittal

Spittal is a village. Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Hampden Park and Cathkin Braes.

Climate of Spittal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (164 mm)
Driest month
April (73 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Spittal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°8°11°15°17°19°18°15°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)16411412473767381100137158155155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Spittal

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 6 km to the north.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 15 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 42 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 55 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 6 kmnorth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 66 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 174 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 190 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Spittal

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 3,683 natural sites, 1,081 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km183 places

  • Newshot Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Spiers Island Island 24 kmE
  • Speirs Island Island 22 kmNE
  • Long Loch Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km1,314 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 44 kmW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 48 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km3,445 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 69 kmW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 68 kmNE
  • Cramond beach Beach 61 kmE
  • Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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